The clients of this Victorian house in Earlsfield wished for a small cottage garden. So a traditional oak pergola now supports a mature purple wisteria. The house side return is heavily planted with ceanothus, clematis, low campanulas and violas. Additionally, this side wall is made special with a bespoke ceramic sculpture. The cottage flower garden also has beautiful urns and fruit trees. As a result, this garden feels welcoming, verdant and very personal to the client.

These images show some bespoke features for a family garden. Stacking logs, watering herbs and tending edible planting area is as important as playing on a grass lawn. Or having fun in a sand pit or on a large timber deck. Silver birches and light airy planting makes for a fresh, informal and uplifting style. A painted, custom made log store matches in colour and material with a bespoke shed. This is built creatively into the side return of the house. The shed is generous in size, pretty in colour and almost invisible from the garden.